他这个人是不怎么样
“He's not a great guy,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I had a student who worked in his factory.”
他 这个人 是 不怎么样
“He's not a great guy,”
但是做事有魄力
“but he's got guts.”
“I admit his personality is flawed, but there is another side to the story.”
In Chinese professional evaluations, speakers often distinguish between personal morality and decisive commercial leadership capability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not that great / mediocre / unsatisfactory
A very colloquial understatement used to describe mediocre quality or questionable moral character.
this person (in terms of character/personality)
Often used as a topical subject when judging someone's moral disposition or integrity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Because this guy is really bad.”
“He's not that unreliable.”
“he was no good.”
“If the character and upbringing are poor,”
“I know he seems weird,”
“What's wrong with you?”